After gaining independence from England, America was seen as the “World’s Ugly Duckling,” countries refused to interact with America. They were ridiculed for being insolvent and for essentially not knowing how to manage a country and its government. Americans initiated a government with the Articles of Confederation was an utter and total failure, which supported the other nation’s theory that America was a joke. A few years later, the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, asking to ratify the Constitution. During the development of the modernized Constitution, it was apparent that different political leaders had contrasting ideologies about the government's power and how it should be established in the Constitution. Federalists and Anti-Federalists…show more content… The Federalists thought that there should be a ratification of the constitution. Multiple Federalists spoke out about their beliefs about the ratification and numerous wrote papers persuading their audience to also prefer the ratification. Alexander Hamilton was one of these outspoken men. He has touched on multiple positive aspects of ratifying the Constitution, but one prominent concept was the act of unity between all the colonies. Hamilton believes that “ a FIRM Union will be of the utmost moment to the peace and liberty of the States, as a barrier against domestic faction and insurrection…” (The Federalist No. 9, Alexander Hamilton). He explains that if the thirteen colonies come together and allow the federal government to have further power; peace and liberty will follow. Unity will bring together the colonists and stop hate groups from forming because the people will be authorized to communicate will the government and express their beliefs. Federalists state that this Constitution will spark a consensus between the thirteen colonies and stop them from feuding over trade, money and taxes, like they were before during the Articles of
